Authorities say missing submarine has less than 36 hours of oxygen left Apr 22, 2021, 03:56 PM
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The Indonesian submarine with 53 people aboard is feared to have sunk about 60 miles off the northern coast of Bali Island on early Wednesday after losing contact.
The KRI Nanggala-402 submarine is only equipped with 72 hours of oxygen.
Over 36 hours have passed since the submarine disappeared at 03:00 on Wednesday, local time.
The Indonesian navy is racing against time to find and save the 53 crew members on board the missing KRI Nanggala-402 submarine, as the vessel only contains enough oxygen to last them till Saturday.
In a televised press conference on Thursday afternoon broadcast on Indonesian news outlet Kompas TV, Indonesian officials said that the submarine is only equipped with 72 hours of oxygen.
Indonesian navy ships are searching for a submarine that is likely to have sunk too deep to retrieve, making survival chances for the 53 people on board slim.
The diesel-powered KRI Nanggala 402 was participating in a training exercise on Wednesday when it missed a scheduled reporting call.
Officials reported an oil slick and the smell of diesel near the starting position of its last dive, about 60 miles north of the resort island of Bali, although there has been no clear evidence they are linked to the submarine.
The navy said it believes the submarine sank to a depth of 2,000-2,300ft much deeper than its collapse depth, estimated at 656ft by a firm that refitted the vessel in 2009-12.
Indonesian Navy says sub will run out of oxygen by Saturday
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Jakarta/Singapore/Canberra | The Indonesian Navy believes there is enough oxygen on a missing submarine to keep the 53 men on board alive until Saturday morning.
Navy chief of staff Admiral Yudo Margono said the oxygen capacity of KRI Nanggala was 72 hours. The navy has failed to find any trace of the submarine, which disappeared after asking for permission to dive in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Members of National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) preparing for the search mission on Wednesday.
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Two Indonesian Navy vessels are at the location of an oil spill in waters north of Bali where the last contact with the submarine was at 3am local time (1am AEDT) on Wednesday. Nothing is known about the condition of the submarine or the crew.
JAKARTA, Indonesia Indonesia’s navy ships on Thursday were intensely searching for a submarine that likely fell too deep to retrieve, making survival chances for the 53 people on board slim. Authorities said oxygen in the submarine would run out by early Saturday.
The diesel-powered KRI Nanggala 402 was participating in a training exercise Wednesday when it missed a scheduled reporting call. Officials reported an oil slick and the smell of diesel fuel near the starting position of its last dive, about 96 kilometers (60 miles) north of the resort island of Bali, though there has been no conclusive evidence that they are linked to the submarine.